Symbolism in Vanessa's name.

[pokeria1]

You know, I went onto Kingdom Hearts Wiki, and I noticed that they gave the Apprentice the name "Vanitas". When I read that it was latin, I immediately thought of Ursula and her alias, Vanessa.

I noticed that Vanessa also seemed to have (at least in part) derivations from the word Vanitas, which is latin for "Vanity", "Worthlessness", "Nothingness" and "Emptyness", one of the meanings symbolism is a bit obvious, as Ursula is a narcissist. However, I noticed that the last three have ties to her name. Vanessa is in essence a fake, a fraud, not only towards Eric in terms of saving him and being his love, but also in her overall being. In essence, she is empty, nothing, and worthless who only served as a disguise for Ursula to ruin the deal.

[pruefever]

Haha, great find
But what a beautiful disguise Vanessa was <3!

[pokeria1]

Well, when I make Vanessa her own character in my fanfiction The Little Mermaid III: Vanessa Unleashed, the name will still be derived from the latin word, but it will carry a far darker meaning.

I'll give you a hint as to what it is. What she plans to do with the universe is within the third and fourth translations that I found for Vanitas.

[toons27]

I never knew that the name "Vanessa" has a bad meaning behind it. XD